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. >> what can schools d or withk we do to educate people to get past their instincts and step back and think of things rationally. >> a brilliant question for us. i think we need to get past the belief that person reason is possible given the human animal we are. the brain is only the organ with which we think we think, there are visit bodies of evidence thatting is they are deeply en grained, connected to survival sorts of u instinks, we can realize that our instincts get us into trouble. we can be rational enough to study where they come from as many of u have written about, use that knowledge of our number els to be -- foybles. when you go out driving you put on a seattle belt, you -- a seat belt, we have a tool of knowing where they come from, we can make it a choice to learn. >> very important to do with education, tell people the answers, there is so much effort made to teach everyone american history, and say what do we learn from it, that is not how people learn, at the end they say, i don't know what to think it would be better to say things like. free trade works here is why,
. >> what can schools d or withk we do to educate people to get past their instincts and step back and think of things rationally. >> a brilliant question for us. i think we need to get past the belief that person reason is possible given the human animal we are. the brain is only the organ with which we think we think, there are visit bodies of evidence thatting is they are deeply en grained, connected to survival sorts of u instinks, we can realize that our instincts get us into...
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. >> educating people is the first step on the road to recovery, learning how this happened, you know, how they did it. that's the first part of it. >> you know, how old were you when you first heard about teen mania? >> the first acquire the fire i went to i was 18 and i actually got saved. >> that's really pretty much the classic age for recruitment into groups like this because, you know, it's right at that -- on the cusp of, i'm about to go out on my own. >> how did you become involved in it? how did you hear about it? >> acquire the fire, i went with my youth group from the time when i was a sophomore through senior year. so i was used to it, looked forward to it every year, would wear my wrist band for, like, months after ward. >> i went to my first atf when i was 13, and didn't think about it again until i went to an atf when i went my senior year and heard about it in a more personal life. it was pitched to be, like, hey, find out god's calling on your life. and i was, like, i want to know about god's calling on my life. >> the first time i went they had just started the schoo
. >> educating people is the first step on the road to recovery, learning how this happened, you know, how they did it. that's the first part of it. >> you know, how old were you when you first heard about teen mania? >> the first acquire the fire i went to i was 18 and i actually got saved. >> that's really pretty much the classic age for recruitment into groups like this because, you know, it's right at that -- on the cusp of, i'm about to go out on my own. >>...
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like education. you know, today the tie you're wearing, i like it, by the way, you choose where thatch spend. where to go, what to buy. like consumer goods that's how we get reasonable goods for reasonable prices. education is different than that. education is funded from the top up. so the federal government spends the money keeps a bunch of it and gives to the state and keep a bunch of it for the administrative cost and give to the school district and give it to the school. they use a lot of administrative cost and it gets to the teacher. it isn't working. today our schools are failing our children. if you allow it to be funded up from the tire or shoe. that gives parchlt parents the ability to decide where and how they can be educate. they will take their child to the best need the needs. that will result in excellence. it will result in innovation because your school doesn't work, they'll take their children to someone else's school. you'll say why are they leaving my school? i better do somethin
like education. you know, today the tie you're wearing, i like it, by the way, you choose where thatch spend. where to go, what to buy. like consumer goods that's how we get reasonable goods for reasonable prices. education is different than that. education is funded from the top up. so the federal government spends the money keeps a bunch of it and gives to the state and keep a bunch of it for the administrative cost and give to the school district and give it to the school. they use a lot of...
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because this is where the qualified people who can jumpstart economy, who can work on the education, health care, all the basic needs that are sorely needed here right now. >> ifill: let's go back for a moment. was there any evidence you have found so far, fraud or irregularities in the vote? >> a lot of complaints about irregularity. i believe there has been irregularity. people have been denied access to the falling -- people voting in groups, there have been some of that. but the fact that it has been -- however, i do believe either that referendum will not cleanse that document because as i said, it has intrinsic illegitimacy. it defies basic human values that is declaration of human rights, many of the other convention, is that protect guarantee freedom, guarantee human dignity. they are lacking. one of the most dangerous parts in that constitution that it opens the door for many controversial school of religious thoughts to seep through the process and undermine the authority of the judiciary. that is one of the issues that is very -- creates a lot of apprehension for many peop
because this is where the qualified people who can jumpstart economy, who can work on the education, health care, all the basic needs that are sorely needed here right now. >> ifill: let's go back for a moment. was there any evidence you have found so far, fraud or irregularities in the vote? >> a lot of complaints about irregularity. i believe there has been irregularity. people have been denied access to the falling -- people voting in groups, there have been some of that. but the...
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in october we published a book called "the one room school house" which lays out a radical vision of education in the future of america, and the marriage of traditional classroom and digital technology, employing them in a way that flips our traditional model of education. >> by the way, carn appeared on our afterwards program so if you want to watch that author, type in his name. long history between 12 and christopher hitchens. >> long history. we published christopher, "god is not great" in 2007. a number one "new york times" best seller. after that book we published his first memoir, followed last september by an essay collection called "arguably." also went on to be a best seller, but together under extreme circumstances. he was very ill at the time. we hoped to publish a book -- a long are -- longer book about his illness but we corrected the article for vanity fair. >> you're going to be at the miami book fair next week, november 17th, 18th, along with carol blue, and martin amos. >> that's going to be a really interesting panel to be on. martin and christopher knew each other for a ver
in october we published a book called "the one room school house" which lays out a radical vision of education in the future of america, and the marriage of traditional classroom and digital technology, employing them in a way that flips our traditional model of education. >> by the way, carn appeared on our afterwards program so if you want to watch that author, type in his name. long history between 12 and christopher hitchens. >> long history. we published christopher,...
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that is a problem with education. there is an inevitable path of increasing sophistication, the amount of information that people can process and the amount of narrative complexity that people can process. it is on an increasing curve. >> i know you are an optimist. >> i am optimistic. look at television in 1968 versus or television is today. look at what the cbs evening newscast from 1974 versus what is happening today. it has become more politicized. the ability to process information has ground. n.ese are -- has grown a these are issues of education. >> [inaudible] >> right. it is now more obvious. >> there is ongoing battle globally. people are putting out ideas. various ways, hidden or not, and value systems for these arguments. that is going on all the time. every single person involved on whatever level in our industry is putting something out there. obviously, you have to take responsibility for its. you try to work out exactly -- you join in a battle. someone else is saying probably the opposite. you have to
that is a problem with education. there is an inevitable path of increasing sophistication, the amount of information that people can process and the amount of narrative complexity that people can process. it is on an increasing curve. >> i know you are an optimist. >> i am optimistic. look at television in 1968 versus or television is today. look at what the cbs evening newscast from 1974 versus what is happening today. it has become more politicized. the ability to process...
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then you move on and you start to see things like education and how we deal with education in this country and the need for reform continues to be out there. working with the education secretary, it is going to occupy a bitter moment for this president. americans believe in education and of the it is the first step on that ladder to upward mobility. that is going to be a challenge that this president has to deal with them than he has to find these issues and then define them in terms of common ground. host: juan williams joining us on this christmas day. joining us from texas, this is ken. go ahead. caller: good morning. merry christmas. i live in texas. the people in east texas -- i don't mean to say it, but white people really do not like this president. you can listen to it on talk radio. they really hated this guy. now that the election is over, some of these programs are not on now. my question is, do the republicans really believe what was being said, that mitt romney was actually in the lead, actually going to win all these swing states? , as friend sean hannity soon as they started
then you move on and you start to see things like education and how we deal with education in this country and the need for reform continues to be out there. working with the education secretary, it is going to occupy a bitter moment for this president. americans believe in education and of the it is the first step on that ladder to upward mobility. that is going to be a challenge that this president has to deal with them than he has to find these issues and then define them in terms of common...
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i think local education decisions are best made at the local level. >> senator who says is he a quote strong supporter of second amendment rights maintains that the solutions to shootings like the one in connecticut will be found in families, faith, communities and in medicine. jamie? >> all right. we hope the solution is found. molly, thank you. well, for many 6 those families in newtown, connecticut, this is a heart-breaking christmas. can you imagine one without your loved ones if they died in that elementary school massacre? >> every single second that i think of newtown and i think of every parent who lost a child whether they celebrated christmas, hanukkah or anything else, i think of how do you get through christmas? what happens if that saturday was the day they were going to take them to santa. what happens if that was the day you sent them to see santa and that's the last picture you have? >> truly unimaginable. messages of love and hope have come in all over newtown. people donating toys and books clothing and money. a local official says all the donations and support have
i think local education decisions are best made at the local level. >> senator who says is he a quote strong supporter of second amendment rights maintains that the solutions to shootings like the one in connecticut will be found in families, faith, communities and in medicine. jamie? >> all right. we hope the solution is found. molly, thank you. well, for many 6 those families in newtown, connecticut, this is a heart-breaking christmas. can you imagine one without your loved ones...
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we have a program that's focused on education. it's on discipline. and when people don't meet the standard of the nfl, we're going to take action. there are consequences for that. >> what do you worry about the most? >> i worry about player health and safety. that's the number one challenge and focus. we want to keep our athletes safe and also athletes not just football or in the nfl, but every level. and efvery other sport. >> television coverage makes it attractive to watch at home rather than the stadium. is it a problem for the owners? >> it's a challenge for us. watching it in high-definition super slow-mo is a great experience. that's gotting to change. our challenge is how do we make sure that that same kind of experience happens in the stadium, so we're bringing technology into the stadium. we're working harder to making sure that the fans feel safe. they have to have a great experience. >> you wrote a famous letter which i have talked to you about before. written to your father. and you said two thing, i want to make you proud of me and seco
we have a program that's focused on education. it's on discipline. and when people don't meet the standard of the nfl, we're going to take action. there are consequences for that. >> what do you worry about the most? >> i worry about player health and safety. that's the number one challenge and focus. we want to keep our athletes safe and also athletes not just football or in the nfl, but every level. and efvery other sport. >> television coverage makes it attractive to watch...
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that's his first legislation, before sputnik, even, he supports federal education. he supports a number of liberal issues. there are more conservative issues that he was voting for, but not because he's conservative. does that answer your question? \[laughter] >> a history lesson. >> the point i was trying to make is if you look at his total record, i can go on forever, but it's scattered throughout the book, in the obama chapter, there's an endorsement of president obama. everyone said he changed. no, he's always been consistent on this. >> any other questions? all right. well, thank you both so much for joining us. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow night, and interviews with two and outgoing members of congress, dan burton talks about his 30 years in the house of representatives and kent conrad on his five terms in office. you can see both of those interviews on c-span beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> as president obama begins his second term, what is the most i
that's his first legislation, before sputnik, even, he supports federal education. he supports a number of liberal issues. there are more conservative issues that he was voting for, but not because he's conservative. does that answer your question? \[laughter] >> a history lesson. >> the point i was trying to make is if you look at his total record, i can go on forever, but it's scattered throughout the book, in the obama chapter, there's an endorsement of president obama. everyone...
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for faster transfer was one in trinidad and tobago, and called his literary education alone. in those early years he was certainly not a student of w.e.b. dubois, langston hughes or the harlem renaissance. the writing that would subsequently shape him professionally. perhaps it is his sublimely cosmopolitan perspective on the united states and on its literature that gives him such clear view of it. so that may be too easy a formulation. in any case, suffice it to say, that his work really is without compare. the word magisterial is often used in conjunction with biographies, so the effect of the word has diminished somewhat. but want to restore it. as i can think of no better word than that to describe the march and authority of his four masterwork. the art and imagination of w.e.b. dubois, the life of langston hughes, in two volumes, jackie robinson, a biography, and ralph ellison, a biography. the first volume of the hughes biography was a finalist for the go to price. the ellison biography was a finalist for the national book award. in recognition of his contribution not o
for faster transfer was one in trinidad and tobago, and called his literary education alone. in those early years he was certainly not a student of w.e.b. dubois, langston hughes or the harlem renaissance. the writing that would subsequently shape him professionally. perhaps it is his sublimely cosmopolitan perspective on the united states and on its literature that gives him such clear view of it. so that may be too easy a formulation. in any case, suffice it to say, that his work really is...